GB2118767B - Coupled cavity square bore waveguide laser - Google Patents

Coupled cavity square bore waveguide laser

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Publication number
GB2118767B
GB2118767B GB08309533A GB8309533A GB2118767B GB 2118767 B GB2118767 B GB 2118767B GB 08309533 A GB08309533 A GB 08309533A GB 8309533 A GB8309533 A GB 8309533A GB 2118767 B GB2118767 B GB 2118767B
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Prior art keywords
waveguide laser
coupled cavity
square bore
cavity square
bore waveguide
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Inventor
Peter P Chenausky
Richard A Hart
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Raytheon Technologies Corp
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United Technologies Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/105—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling the mutual position or the reflecting properties of the reflectors of the cavity, e.g. by controlling the cavity length
    • H01S3/1055—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling the mutual position or the reflecting properties of the reflectors of the cavity, e.g. by controlling the cavity length one of the reflectors being constituted by a diffraction grating
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/02—Constructional details
    • H01S3/03—Constructional details of gas laser discharge tubes
    • H01S3/0315—Waveguide lasers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/106—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling devices placed within the cavity
    • H01S3/1066—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling devices placed within the cavity using a magneto-optical device
GB08309533A 1982-04-16 1983-04-08 Coupled cavity square bore waveguide laser Expired GB2118767B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/369,294 US4512021A (en) 1982-04-16 1982-04-16 Passively Q-switched square bore waveguide laser

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GB2118767A GB2118767A (en) 1983-11-02
GB2118767B true GB2118767B (en) 1986-07-02

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US (1) US4512021A (en)
CH (1) CH663495A5 (en)
DE (1) DE3313180C2 (en)
FR (1) FR2525405B1 (en)
GB (1) GB2118767B (en)
IL (1) IL68329A0 (en)

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US4512021A (en) 1985-04-16
FR2525405A1 (en) 1983-10-21
GB2118767A (en) 1983-11-02
IL68329A0 (en) 1983-07-31
DE3313180C2 (en) 1994-10-06
CH663495A5 (en) 1987-12-15
FR2525405B1 (en) 1986-06-06
DE3313180A1 (en) 1983-11-17

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